The muscle car is an Intermediate body sized vehicle.
The Galaxie was Ford's full size model.
Fast car, very desireable, very collectible, but not a muscle car
Super Duty Pontiac Bonnevilles are in the same boat, not a musclecar because
they are not an intermediate.
66 427 Fairlane= Muscle car.
66 7 litre Galaxie not = muscle car
Erich
----- Original Message -----
From: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>
To: "Paul R. Breuhan" <prbreuhan@hotmail.com>; <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: Muscle car philosophy 101
> So, Paaul where would the 1963 Galaxie 500 R Code 427 fit? Pretty much a
> muscle car to me...wish I had one..
>
> Mayf off planet in Pahrump
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul R. Breuhan" <prbreuhan@hotmail.com>
> To: <tigers@Autox.Team.Net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:57 AM
> Subject: Re: Muscle car philosophy 101
>
>
> > Ah, the old Muscle Car debate...
> > A muscle car, by the strictest definition, is an American made,
> intermediate
> > size sedan, but a performance oriented model, powered by a large V8
> engine,
> > and at an affordable price. It would have been built between 1964 and
> 1973.
> > The 1964 GTO being the first and probably most 1971 - 73 cars would be
> > knocked off the list since their power was fading fast.
> >
> > A number of smaller vehicles called Pony Cars appeared around the same
> time
> > (Mustang, Camaro, Barracudas, etc...) and compact cars are generally
> > considered muscle cars only if they have the top of the line performance
> > engines and options. A 428 or 429 Mustang would be a Muscle Car not a
Pony
> > Car.
> >
> > A Tiger would fall under the category of 2-seater Sportscar or maybe
since
> > it was a limited quality could be considered an Exotic Car for it's day?
> >
> > Paul
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